LOS ANGELES (Sept. 27, 2016) – With just a month away from AIDS Walk Los Angeles, Wicked Pictures contract performer and adult superstar jessica drake is calling on industry members to join TEAM WICKED to participate at the annual fundraising walk on October 23. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave. Los Angeles 90012, in Downtown L.A.

Last year TEAM WICKED raised $15,416, for a total of nearly $70,000 over the last four years for the event benefiting AIDS charities.

This year, TEAM WICKED aims to raise $25,000 and so far has raised more than $11,450, making it second among all teams participating. As team leader, drake herself has exceeded her personal goal and has raised over $5,000 to the effort for sixth place among individual walkers. Those interested in donating may visit TEAM WICKED’s AIDS Walk L.A. web page at https://la.aidswalk.net/teamwicked.

“TEAM WICKED has been doing AIDS Walk Los Angeles for the last 4 years and it’s always amazing to see everyone come together.  What started off as me walking solo in celebration of my birthday got way bigger as we quickly reached Gold Team status.” drake said. “With our increased visibility, we also aim to bring greater awareness to efforts to defeat Prop. 60 at the event with our ‘No on Prop. 60’ t-shirts, banners and signs! Please join us by walking with the team, donating, signal boosting, or all of the above. Together we can make a difference.”

In addition to jessica drake, TEAM WICKED includes Asa Akira, Saya Song, Brad Armstrong, Ryan Driller, Tyler Nixon, Alison Rey, Vanessa Veracruz, Venus Lux and many others. Adult industry performers and members may join TEAM WICKED by clicking here.  Supporters, fans and anyone who wants to make a difference may inquire about walking with TEAM WICKED by emailing Press@WickedPictures.com.

Supporters may donate by visiting TEAM WICKED’s official AIDS Walk L.A. page here.

“Thanks to jessica’s leadership, TEAM WICKED is once again one of the top fundraising teams at AIDS Walk Los Angeles and poised to surpass its last year’s total,” said Wicked owner Steve Orenstein. “It’s an amazing thing to see the industry rally around TEAM WICKED and put its best foot forward in support of AIDS Walk L.A. and the many AIDS charities it helps fund. We are thrilled to be a part of this great community that is making a difference in the lives of so many.”

Besides her ongoing work with TEAM WICKED and other charitable activities, drake is a highly sought after sexual wellness speaker and educator who lectures at universities and leads seminars and workshops around the world. She is the writer, producer, and director of the video series “jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex,” which has received critical acclaim from industry stalwarts AVN, XBIZ, Fleshbot.com and others, as well as mainstream outlets like The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29 and many others.

Established in 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles was the world’s first walk dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS. Over the last 31 years, the event has raised more than $79 million for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and advocacy programs. For more, please visit http://apla.org or http://la.aidswalk.net/.

For more information on jessica drake, visit www.GuideToWickedSex.com or www.twitter.com/thejessicadrake.

An exclusive Wicked Pictures contract performer, writer, and director, as well as a global humanitarian and emerging sexual wellness authority, jessica drake’s brilliant career is illuminated by her beauty, prodigious talent and adult industry clout. A winner of three coveted AVN Best Actress awards, jessica has solidified her status as one of the adult’s most illustrious stars, but its her time devoted to healing, working alongside, and educating those less fortunate of which she is most proud. In her award-winning, self-directed “Guide to Wicked Sex” series, jessica brings erotic topics to life through intimate demonstrations performed by some of today’s hottest adult stars. Each volume addresses a different aspect of human sexuality, which is explored with a distinct blend of knowledge, experience, and good humor, and the series has earned recognition from AVN, XBIZ, and The Feminist Porn Awards. A charismatic public speaker, the same demand for her modern sex education DVDs also takes jessica around the world – presenting seminars and workshops at expos, retail outlets, and colleges like USC, UCLA, and University of Chicago – where she speaks to curious adults desiring to learn more about sex, romance, and communication. For more information on jessica drake, visit www.GuideToWickedSex.com or www.twitter.com/thejessicadrake.

The world’s first AIDS Walk was developed by Craig R. Miller in 1984, during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Seeing the need for immediate action in response to this public-health emergency, Miller sought to fill the void left by the government’s negligible response to the crisis. Drawing on his experience as a political and community organizer, Miller’s approach combined grassroots activism with fundraising and other campaign strategies to raise both awareness and urgently needed funds for the fight against AIDS. Miller brought his idea to the fledgling AIDS service organization, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), who hired the young activist to produce this new event. Miller and APLA expected to draw a crowd of 1,000 supporters and raise $100,000 for this very first AIDS Walk. On July 28, 1985 in Los Angeles, 4,500 courageous and visionary people assembled at Paramount Studios and raised an astonishing $673,000. Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has drawn over a half-million participants who have collectively raised more than $72 million for APLA. The event serves as a model of grassroots fundraising and community activism for organizations across the United States. For more information, visit http://www.aidswalk.net/.